24 Easy DIY Furniture Makeovers

Removing the top half of an armoire's doors made for a beverage bar. Down below, crisscross shelves secure bottles; up top, a divided shelf stows barware. Crown molding, scrolled bottom molding and a soothing paint color underscore its grown-up use.

Chairs with removeable seats are simple to update. Just unscrew the seat, replace the foam and fabric, reattach seat. The difficult part will be choosing what fabric best suits your style—choices, choices!

Turn an old bookcase into a multipurpose piece of furniture. Paint it, add cabinet doorknobs and apply patterned wallpaper to update the appearance. Stock the upper shelf with labeled baskets. Screw in hooks below for coats or bags. If the bookcase back won't support coat hooks, glue a 1x4 to the back of the case with construction adhesive, and screw the hooks into that.

Switching out industrial-look metal legs for wood means this round table is welcome in the kitchen. A bright coat of paint wakes it up even more. Pair it with chairs repainted in coordinating colors completes the ensemble.

Give this handy furniture a new look by weaving coordinating ribbon onto foam-core board that gets glued to the door front. Oversize pulls screwed to the top prevent things from sliding off; they match the finish on the handle.

New paint and hardware revive a china cabinet. But it's the mirrored-glass treatment that makes it shine. Re-create the look with five coats of Krylon Looking Glass spray paint applied according to the manufacturer's directions then blotted off in spots with a 1:1 vinegar and water mixture.